The incident was obviously unintentional, but the 34-year-old has come in for fierce criticism from wrestling fans.

But her husband, SmackDown Live star Bryan, has now broken his silence on the matter and jumped to her defence on social media after the constant attacks on his wife.

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I am proud of how strong my wife is. After accidentally injuring Liv Morgan last week, the first time Bri’s ever hurt another performer, she’s been subject to a constant barrage of social media attacks. Almost every wrestler has accidentally hurt someone...

The former WWE Champion, real name Bryan Danielson, wrote on Twitter: “I am proud of how strong my wife is. After accidentally injuring Liv Morgan last week, the first time Bri’s ever hurt another performer, she’s been subject to a constant barrage of social media attacks.

“For example, I concussed Randy Orton in 2012 after hitting him with what was supposed to be a chair to the back. Unfortunately part of the side hit him in the back of the head, and he was forced to miss a PPV.

“In 2009 in our last match against each other, I concussed Nigel McGuinness after doing a dive into him in the crowd, where his head hit the floor. And there are others.”

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